I'm pretty sure Other M was critically panned for being bad and hated by most gamers, while Prime was praised and loved by most gamers.
Also Other M still sold over 1mil world wide so my point is right
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I'm pretty sure Other M was critically panned for being bad and hated by most gamers, while Prime was praised and loved by most gamers.
Also Other M still sold over 1mil world wide so my point is right
To be clear, I'm not necessarily saying it's the right thing to do; I'm just pointing out that's what would need to happen for it to appeal to the mass consumer in order to sell 6+ million instead of 1-2 million.
I quoted the question on why it's not selling as much as Halo/ME. I'm not saying what I personally want the franchise to be.
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Come one, guys. Let's make love, not war. All three of those games are God tier.
LOL @ the guy who considers Wii DKC better than the Prime games though.
Kacho
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Where are you getting that information?
ScreenSplitter
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Dude you can't try to resolve somebody else claiming a game is better than another, then say another game IS better than another...
Dion Blaster
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I definitely see open world and fantasy, but I see just as much third person as first. I could easily see this being Zelda, Metroid, or a new IP. I think those 3 possibilities are what everyone expects. Retro would not waste their time on an on-rails shooter like Star Fox. It just doesn't seem up their alley.
blu
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Erm, are you trying to say love is a battlefield?
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Metroid needs to be treated more like a Western title in it's marketing than a Nintendo title. If they have something to show and some marketing guy laying around then all we need is a minute long trailer full of space pirate guts, Samus swearing and Ridley graphically tearing someone in half. A couple of those trailers at events like E3 coupled with good online multiplayer and you got yourself a
The sarcasm and goofing around kinda flew over your head, eh?
No, but love can bloom on the battlefield.
I have no idea where this is going.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Article from GamesIndustry featuring various non-specific PR folks suggesting that Nintendo may have made a mistake by scheduling their event the day after Apple's.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-09-10-nintendo-pr-fail
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-09-10-nintendo-pr-fail
ScreenSplitter
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Interesting? I rather say boring and stupid article about Nintendo vs. Apple, again.
That's still very positive for the Wii U, specifically the Gamepad, to be compared somehow to the iPad. A controller for a 300$ system make people so enthousiasts about it that they can't stop comparing it to a independant 500$ device.
I stopped reading at "article from GamesIndustry".
Also, when people go to tech blogs to read about the new iPhone the next day, what's the top story that day? To say it's a bad idea is ridiculous. It couldn't be more perfect for them.
Father_Brain
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It's actually not a bad article at all. Whether you agree with it or not, there's some pretty intelligent criticism of Nintendo's PR strategy there, not just hasty APPLE WILL CONSUME ALL doom and gloom.
And you're thinking of the standard iPad. The iPad mini is widely expected to retail in the $299-349 range, obviously much more competitive with Wii U.
Thank you, that was great
Shin Johnpv
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I think in doing so though, you're going to alienate the Japanese market completely, and probably alienate the long term, hardcore Metroid fans.
I think having a series that sells 1 - 2 million is ok, considering they have other series that sell a lot more.
Metroid has never been a top seller, the way Zelda or Mario were. Let it continue to be what it is I say (in response to the original person you were responding to).
Yeah I would love it if a Metroid game sold 6 million copies, but not at the cost of making it something that it isn't.
There was one passionate dev on the web who called for Retro studios to do another Metroid
The games seems to be on top of the charts so much people can still see potential, and I agree.
It was reported all over I belive though I've seen it just vaguely, i'll try to find the article.
Many many potential customers of WiiU may be welcomed by this, it's not what you call a new IP, but it's a very good launch period booster for the core market.
If they could remaster it with fixes and also slight improvements and all the stuff that can be done without having to re-do stuff or call in big resources, I think there's a ton of things that a few programmers can do, texture resolution is a tricky think if they have the higher-res raw source they can easily use less compression.
This is not a case of remake begging, I have never done this (okay in past, recently it was only majora's mask but that was due to rumor), I think Metroid Prime deserves it most and genuinely, and it deserves it way more than all of those other remakes.
They we're all a stable 1.5 Million, which proves in the second two the fanbase never left and was coming back to buy the new ones.
Original prime did 2 million because it was sold as PAK in Europe.
megarockexe
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This just leaves Nintendo to sit on a case of "do-nothing". No innovation. Everything was "fine the way it was", and in light of a new console, same game, different setting.
Old? Ballon Trip trailer http://www.gameinformer.com/b/featu...ntendo-land-39-s-balloon-trip-attraction.aspx
easy there tiger
but it's definitely the SM64/OOT of the Metroid series, and one of the best games ever made.
axisofweevils
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It's new to me.
What's interesting is that it looks like a single player game. I can see myself playing and having fun with this.
Silent_Ocarina
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It seems pretty basic, but the visuals look crisp and vibrant. I'm sure it'll be fun, but I'm slightly underwhelmed.
Gah, you beat me. I was just about to post that.
Anyway, looks like it could be pretty fun. Hopefully it's hard enough to keep my attention for longer than most iPhone games do.
Also, seems like NintendoLand has gotten a rating of E10+.
Don't know if it's old but I hadn't seen it yet, thank you.
I say meh: I expect much more from Nintendo than this already seen (on DS or mobile) touch control shema on a giant map on TV with close up on subscreen.
And that's not the way to demonstrate that Nintendo Land is not 12 minigames but "almost full-fledged game packed with content".
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
I'm intrigued as to what the "crude humor" could possibly be, unless you have to fart to inflate the balloons or something?
Just released today (Sept. 10, 2012), so it's new :3 xD.
Im liking this GI October Wii U reveals xD
It seems hard to play, and as limited as the original game. But its miiverse competitive feature will make it a score based game. Not too bad, not great either.
Hobbestetrician
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Or the type of game that would top the charts on an iOS device...
Edit: Not being an idiot advocating this should be on iOS, just that it's the type of game that sucks a lot of people in on that platform and could do the same for the U.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
What I find most interesting about that Balloon Trip preview is this text:
So, hopefully, there will be a lot more info coming.
So, hopefully, there will be a lot more info coming.
In part I agree, but say what you like - Hunters was great.
Nibel said:We can expect a huge blow-out after thursdayton
Y'know, it always is Thursday isn't it?
The game looks like a fun iOS title. Which isn't bad, but also.. not something would spend 50-60 bucks on.. granted not alone.
Curious to see if there are more than 3 days.. or just replay the same 3 days for high scores.. if that's the case is there a leaderboard?
With Gameinformer releasing a lot of Nintendo Land info, I hope that means Nintendo will not spend too much time talking about it Thursday, I would hate for them to eat up a lot of the time going over Nintendo Land once again. They can just put out videos with deep explanations, more games less talking is what I want.
Yea but you're not paying 50-60 bucks for it. There are 11 other games in the package as well. You're comment made it sound like you'd have to pay full price for that Balloon Trip game.
YIKES!
I´m really scared that my hype level has reached way past the red line. I didn´t expect anything from baloon fight, but that looks really fun. If they put competetive multiplayer in this, it will KILLL!
This makes my previous assumtion that Nintendoland is bundled with the console look rather unlikely. Unlikely indeed.
Oh hmm.. I see
I guess what saying is.. it wouldn't sell me on the game on it's own.. and the first official thing we've seen since e3 of the title if not mistaken.
TheCongressman1
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Balloon flight looks fun, but not like something I'll find myself coming back to. That is pretty much what I was expecting for this attraction anyway.
Gameinformer will share info on the upcoming launch titles.
as Nintendo will do in the conf. It's a launch title, they will talk A LOT about Land. And New Mario. Ad price-date-etc...
We all know that.
If new games can come, it will be from a Japanes event (Direct or something like that)
You, me, Gaf...cannot be so sold about Land, but it's obviously a crucial title for Nintendo Wii U launch
Nintendo should focus on having good online for Mario Kart and later Super Smash Bros. That's what sells based on MP.
On the subject, who here is hoping Nintendo incorporates Mario Kart 7's "Communities" feature system-wide in the Wii U? What are the chances realistically?
John Harker
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I'm pretty sure Other M was critically panned for being bad and hated by most gamers, while Prime was praised and loved by most gamers.
Also Other M still sold over 1mil world wide so my point is right
Did it sell over 400k in Japan?
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Interestingly, the game is called Balloon Trip, but the footage of the game is Balloon Trip Breeze.
Therefore, perhaps Breeze is the name of the level, and the other levels will be named after different Weather effects?
Breeze could also be the level of difficulty. "It was a Breeze to get through."
Therefore, perhaps Breeze is the name of the level, and the other levels will be named after different Weather effects?
Breeze could also be the level of difficulty. "It was a Breeze to get through."
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